What's this, another 'i love vintage' this week? Yes, why not? I do, after all, love vintage. And three of my favorite vintage issues are specifically Summer themed, and summer has just officially begun. Don't you want to be as happy and self-satisfied as the woman in that wooly pink sweater is on the cover?

I love the wacky, off-the-wall typography at the bottom. I pulled out Nature Crafts and did a wee bit of clean-up work on it in PS. It's just so majestic.

This particular two-page spread has both vegetable and mineral-based crafts. First, there are stone creatures, designed by Ruth and Bill Miller. (I am assuming the linked-to obit is this Ruth Miller. She died only recently, in April of this year. Bill, however, left this mortal plane back in the 1980s.)

And then there's a more refined, serious project, paper rubbings using leaves and flowers.

That one's by a team called Stell and Shevis, an incredible husband and wife duo who, among many other impressive things, helped found the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. I strive to be even a fraction as creative and self-determined as dear Stell was throughout her long life. Here's a photo of her from 2015, when she was 99 years old. I can't find an obit, so I think she's still alive and making art up in Maine, which means maybe I can adopt her as my spirit grandma.

What, you want directions for these two projects? Of course you do. Look for "STONE CREATURES" and "PAPER RUBBINGS" for helpful tips.